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Bio:
He began his career in 1956 as designer for Philco Ford in Philadelphia, PA. He assumed the position of supervisor of the printed circuit design group in 1967, and joined the company's advanced technology group where he specialized in printed circuit computer-aided design. In 1962, while at Philco Ford, he became the company's official representative to the IPC. As a member, he received the IPC "President's Award" in 1968 and in the same year, assumed the responsibilities of Chairman of the Design Committee. He served as chairman of the committee for seven years and during his tenure, was the recipient of the IPC "Outstanding Achievement" award for his work in developing the "Design Guide".

Bergman was elected Chairman of the IPC Technical Activities Executive Committee in 1974, and later that year joined the IPC as Technical Director. In 1985, he was named to the IPC "Hall of Fame", one of the IPC's highest awards.

As Technical Director, he was responsible for the coordination of standards, specifications and guidelines development; round robin test programs; establishment of workshops and seminars; government and inter- society liaison; and IPC activities in Europe and Asia. As Director of Technology Transfer, he is responsible for moving the information developed by IPC Technical Committees into the manufacturing infrastructure.

He is Chairman of TC52, Printed Circuits of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and U.S. Technical Advisor to TC91 on Surface Mount Technology.

He attended Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. He and his wife Sheila, have three children.